we had a long talk about semester tests and stuff..we have to make a semester blog. so ya we can start now but i like to wait til the end so that its all fresh in my mind.
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*Worker Safety/conditions---child workers rose. children helped pay family bills. reformers work toward protecting works and against child labor
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*Reforming elections---since only some people could vote they reformed elections by letting more ppl vote. they allowed elections to get rid of ppl called recalls. voters chose candidates other than machines.
*Segregation--laws were passed against racial segregation. of all the great things progressives did, they didnt help blacks very much.
*Regulating food & drugs--1906-Pure Food and Drugs Act-cant sell contaminated foods and meds. law was passed bcuz they were lying about their products so they had to make truthful labels
*Conservation--1887-withdrew 45 million areas of timberlands for national forest reserve. mining comanies refused to save some land, ranchers grazed their cattle on the land, and the logging men kept cutting down trees. cities dumped untreated seewage into rivers poisoning water resources. National Reclamation Act of 1902 was passed. Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of forest reserve to explore for mineral reserves.
*Monopolies--clayton anti trust act- prohibited corporations to acquire stock from another and if they do they would create a monopoly.violators prosecuted..monopolies were made illegal-1890 sherman anti trust act. specified that labor unions and farm org. had a right to exist and would no longer be subject to antitrust laws. federal trade commision given power to incestigate the possible violations
*Taxation/Banking--larger incomes-taxed at higher rates. (federal income tax) would tax families over 4000. gov't made a bunch of money off of that. woodrow wilson spent attention on financial crisis, focused on banks and money. 1973-70% of nations banking resources was a part of the Federal Reserve System. underwood act of 1913-reduced tariff rates for first time since civil war. wilson had to plea his case to get that. tarriff-trying to get americans to buy stuff from americans and not other countries. we didnt want other countries to buy from us i guess. keeps out foreign competition..we were making more money cuz we didnt have competition.
*Aid Organizations-helping poor..flood or disasters workers rebuilt. citizens played active role in aiding anyone that needed it. played important in city gov't
*Muckrakers--investigative reporters. lincoln steffens-leader of muckraker movement...public was concerned when they revealed the unsanitariness of meat packing companies. ida m tarbell-exposed ruthlessness of oil man john d rockefeller. upton sinclair-said how bad immigrants work conditions were
*Efficiency in the workplace-women cant work more than 10 hour days. progressive movement-aimed to restore economic opportunities. used scientific managemetn-studies used to see how fast things could be done. 8 hr work day was used. henry ford changed $5 a day and 8 hr work days..attracted thousands of workers.
*Women social changes-women were getting more opportunities. 1 in 5 women had jobs. sophia smith-opened all girl college. they couldnt vote. the women fought for 41 years to vote.
*Reforming Government-political bosses used to get votes with bribes and favors. 1900 galveston texas got hit by a hurricane and politicians messed it up trying to rebuild it. texas legislature appointed 5 experts to take over. some cities changed mayors this benefited detroit by building schools and lighting plants. robert M la follette, wisconsin changed regulation of big business. wanted to treat them just as anyone else mainly railroads. other reforms child labor laws. and working hours
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